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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
April 11, 2014
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 11, 2014 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Chen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kyle Gibson |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,338 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scott Barry 1B: Jeff Nelson 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Mark Carlson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nori Aoki | Right Fielder |
| Omar Infante | Second Baseman |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | First Baseman |
| Trevor Plouffe | Third Baseman |
| Chris Colabello | Right Fielder |
| Jason Kubel | Left Fielder |
| Josmil Pinto | DH |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Aaron Hicks | Center Fielder |
| Pedro Florimon | Shortstop |
| Terry Steinbach | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Target Field
April 11, 2014
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. Gibson
Aoki strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Gibson
Infante hits a line drive beyond second. Dozier can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Gibson
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Infante moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Infante moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. Gibson
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Florimon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Infante scores. Hosmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Gibson
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Chen
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Chen
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Chen
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Plouffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Colabello vs. Chen
Colabello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Plouffe scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Chen
Kubel hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Aoki who is chasing the ball. Kubel reaches third base with a triple. Colabello goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Pinto vs. Chen
Pinto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Gibson
Moustakas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hicks. Moustakas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Gibson
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aoki vs. Gibson
Aoki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Chen
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Chen
Hicks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Florimon vs. Chen
Florimon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Chen
Dozier hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Gibson
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards short. Florimon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Gibson
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gibson
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Florimon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Chen
Mauer hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Chen
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Colabello vs. Chen
Colabello strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Chen
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gibson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Plouffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Gibson
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Gibson
Cain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pinto vs. Chen
Pinto hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Chen
Suzuki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Chen
Hicks takes first base on ball four. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Florimon vs. Chen
Florimon hits a fly ball into right field. Aoki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dozier vs. Chen
Dozier hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Mauer vs. Chen
Mauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Suzuki scores. Hicks moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Plouffe vs. Coleman
Louis Coleman now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Mauer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Plouffe vs. Coleman
Plouffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Colabello vs. Coleman
There's a wild pitch. Hicks scores. Mauer moves to third. Plouffe moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Colabello vs. Coleman
Colabello hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Colabello reaches second base with a double. Mauer scores. Plouffe scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kubel vs. Coleman
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. Gibson
Aoki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Gibson
Infante takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Gibson
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Florimon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pinto vs. Coleman
Pinto hits a fly ball into right field. Aoki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Coleman
Suzuki hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Coleman
Hicks strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gibson
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Gibson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Florimon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Florimon vs. Mariot
Michael Mariot now pitching.
Florimon hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Mariot
Dozier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Mariot
Mauer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Mariot
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Gibson
Darin Mastroianni now playing right field.
Moustakas hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Gibson
Cain takes first base on ball four. Moustakas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Aoki vs. Duensing
Brian Duensing now pitching.
Aoki hits a fly ball into right field. Mastroianni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Infante vs. Duensing
Infante hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mastroianni vs. Mariot
Justin Maxwell now playing left field.
Mastroianni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Mariot
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinto vs. Mariot
There's a wild pitch. Mastroianni moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Pinto vs. Mariot
Pinto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Mariot
Suzuki hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cain. Suzuki reaches second base with a double. Mastroianni scores. Pinto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hicks vs. Mariot
Hicks hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Florimon vs. Mariot
Florimon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Duensing
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Duensing
Butler hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dozier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Duensing
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Herrera
Kelvin Herrera now pitching.
Dozier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Herrera
Mauer hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Dozier moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Plouffe vs. Herrera
Plouffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dozier scores. Mauer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mastroianni vs. Herrera
Mastroianni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Herrera
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Pinto vs. Herrera
Pinto takes first base on ball four. Mauer moves to third. Plouffe moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Suzuki vs. Herrera
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Swarzak
Anthony Swarzak now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Florimon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Swarzak
Moustakas hits a popup towards third. Plouffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Swarzak
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/2014 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Aoki N, rf 4 0 0 0 Dozier B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Infante O, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mauer J, 1b 5 1 1 1
Hosmer E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Plouffe T, 3b 4 2 3 1
Butler B, dh 3 0 0 1 Colabello C, rf 3 1 2 3
Gordon A, lf 2 0 1 0 Mastroianni D, rf 1 1 0 0
Maxwell J, lf 1 0 0 0 Kubel J, lf 5 0 1 1
Perez S, c 4 0 0 0 Pinto J, dh 3 2 1 1
Moustakas M, 3b 4 0 2 0 Suzuki K, c 5 1 2 2
Cain L, cf 3 0 0 0 Hicks A, cf 3 1 0 0
Escobar A, ss 3 0 0 0 Florimon P, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 36 10 11 9
Kansas City 100 000 000 -- 1
Minnesota 200 500 21x -- 10
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Chen B (L) 3.2 7 6 6 2 3
Coleman L 1.1 1 1 1 1 1
Mariot M 2.0 2 2 2 2 2
Herrera K 1.0 1 1 0 2 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson K (W) 6.1 5 1 1 4 3
Duensing B 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Swarzak A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Escobar A
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Minnesota 9
2B -- Plouffe T, Moustakas M, Colabello C, Suzuki K
3B -- Kubel J
HR -- Pinto J
WP -- Gibson K, Coleman L 2, Mariot M
T -- 3:13
A -- 24338
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